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More 2005 Gaming Than You Really Want
It's Christmas Eve, and you need something to read while you're avoiding your relatives. We understand. Howabout several looks at the year in Gaming? The big sites have actual awards, with Gamespot and IGN both offering up decisions that are sure to spark dinner table discussion. Next Generation doesn't hand out awards, but it does have an exhaustive set of lists covering all aspects of the year. We've previously discussed their Top 30 Games of the Year, but today they have over half a dozen articles dedicated to the year in gaming. The Guardian Gamesblog has staff pics for best of the year. World of Warcraft certainly is on a lot of 2005 lists for a game released in 2004. Finally, 1up.com staffer Jared Rea probably has the most interesting take on the year. His traditional list headlines Guitar Hero, but he also has a special list, with ermm...special awards. That might make you angry. From that list: "The Sin and Punishment Award - Named after the hideous and boring N64 shooter from Treasure, the Sin and Punishment award is reserved for the the title which claimed the hearts of 'hardcore' fanboys around the world, despite the game in fact, being garbage or quite frankly, nothing special. Previous winners of this award include Ikaruga and Katamari Damacy." That award goes to Shadow of the Colossus. Which, sorry Jared, did actually rock.
Wait a minute...did anyone play anything other than world of warcraft?
Pics != picks. If I wanted pics of people on the internet, I will just look in my hidden stash but shh don't tell the boss
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I'm not avoiding my relatives, the relatives are avoiding me!
And I'm not even in Soviet Russia anymore.
How did they know? How do the editors know that I just finished eating dinner, my football team is losing, and my relatives are looking at cruise pictures. Get out of my mind!!! Get out of my mind!!!
-- the computer doesn't want any beer, no matter how much you think it does. NEVER, EVER feed your computer beer.
You could think of the "Sin & Punishment" award as "I didn't get it so I'm at least going to inflame the fanboys to get something out of this game." Except for Sin & Punishment which was actual crap.
Ikaruga is a top down shooter which is awesome for us fanboys who love the genre. Just because you don't love the genre is no reason to call the game "garbage". Just put the game aside, realise the whole genre isn't your cup of tea and move on.
I bet he doesn't like Rez because it was on the rails totally missing the point.